It is not yet known whether the tone of the show will be more faux-historical, a la Showtime’s The Tudors, or graphic and sensationalized, like Starz’s popular original series Spartacus: Blood and Sand. I would hazard that, with Fiennes and Green, Camelot will tend towards being more serious, but we probably won’t get a better idea of how the new series is going to come together until later this year.

Casting talent like Fiennes and Green is a sure step in the right direction for Starz, which currently lags behind Showtime and HBO in terms of the quality of their original programming and the respectability of their brand. Starz Media managing director Carmi Zlotnik sees a strong cast as central to Camelot’s chances: “All of the best TV shows were marked by great actors in the ideal parts, and that is certainly the case with the talented cast on ‘Camelot.”